hazardous materials equipment

[cruiseforever]

My service is in the process of deciding what we should be carrying on the ambulances for treating and transporting people exposed to hazardous materials. After 9/11 we stocked the ambulances with alot of equipment. Now batteries and other supplies are approaching the end of their shelve life and need to be removed or replaced.

Just wondering how other services equip their ambulances?

 

[Bullets]

My service is in the process of deciding what we should be carrying on the ambulances for treating and transporting people exposed to hazardous materials. After 9/11 we stocked the ambulances with alot of equipment. Now batteries and other supplies are approaching the end of their shelve life and need to be removed or replaced.

Just wondering how other services equip their ambulances?

Are you operating a full HAZTAC ambulance? That would require level A and B suits, SCBAs and the training to go with it.

Our agnecy just got approved for grant fundings and we will operate with Level D bunker gear, as well as Level B suits and carry respirators so we can do Level C along with our SCBA. Each member is issued a bag with 2 suits, a full face respirator with extra filters, gloves, overboots, a roll of duct tape, and a SCBA mask. We also have our bunker gear on the truck as well

 

[NomadicMedic]

It would make sense to just buy a cargo trailer and stock that with your HazMed gear. Otherwise, you'll just have expired stuff spread across your system.

Our HazMed division has a truck and trailer with decon, suits and meds loaded. It respoonds with a Haz-medic to confirmed Hazmat incidents. Most of the time, it's a meth lab, for decon. (I like how you can put "Haz-" in front of anything and it becomes 100% cooler!)

Currently, on our daily use trucks, the only items in our ToxBox are Cyano-Kits and DuoDotes. Last year, we removed bunchs of medications that did nothing but expire.

 

[DesertMedic66]

Only thing we carry are DuoDotes. 3 per crew member on every ambulance.

We have a trailer that has a ton of DuoDotes for public usage.

We are strictly a 911 transport company so we only operate in the cold zones/warm zones. We will only receive patients after they have been deconed by the fire department.

 

[Chief Complaint]

My service is in the process of deciding what we should be carrying on the ambulances for treating and transporting people exposed to hazardous materials. After 9/11 we stocked the ambulances with alot of equipment. Now batteries and other supplies are approaching the end of their shelve life and need to be removed or replaced.

Just wondering how other services equip their ambulances?

What equipment did you previously stock?

Besides Duodotes and other meds, HAZMAT should be handled only by those who have been trained to do so.

 

[cruiseforever]

What equipment did you previously stock?

Besides Duodotes and other meds, HAZMAT should be handled only by those who have been trained to do so.

We have Papr units and Tyvek suits with rolls of plastic to cocoon a pt.. We also carry the Duodotes. The counties and state have developed well trained Haz. Mat. crews. The system is light years ahead of what we had prior to 9/11.

We are more than happy to stay in the cold, zone. Thanks for the input. There are always a few that feel we should be more aggressive.

 

[Chief Complaint]

We have Papr units and Tyvek suits with rolls of plastic to cocoon a pt.. We also carry the Duodotes. The counties and state have developed well trained Haz. Mat. crews. The system is light years ahead of what we had prior to 9/11.

We are more than happy to stay in the cold, zone. Thanks for the input. There are always a few that feel we should be more aggressive.

I'm not sure that I understand why you would need to cocoon a patient.

Being "aggressive" on HAZMAT incidents is extremely dangerous if your personnel do not have the proper training and certifications. Hopefully you are all trained to the Operational or Awareness level, but those still only scratch the surface and are solely defensive operations.

In order to be aggressive, HAZMAT Technician or Specialist certifications are required.